Poured from bottle into tulip, 1 finger tan colored head, recedes rapidly and so so lacing. Jet black in the glass. Very little on the nose, not much malt coming thru, somewhat bread like smell. Taste is mild, not much roast character, somewhat sweetened up i.e. like lactose. Not sure why but also getting a fennel/liquorice faint taste. Smooth and creamy on the finish. Seriously this is a somewhat non offensive beer, little in personality, but extremely easy to drink. I wouldn't kick it out of bed if it crawled in, but I certainly wouldn't invite it.

Drunk straight from a 12 ounce can in Sao Paulo Brazil. The nose is very subdued, malty sweet with a little grain, some chocolate and spicy notes; taste is sweet caramel malt with some warm fruit and chocolate, some graininess, very clean; carbonation is high, body light, easy to drink. There is nothing off or astringent or metallic. It's not complex. Pretty solid.

L: amber-brown and clear out of the glass pushing up thick, 1 1/4-inch head of tan foam, creamy looking foam that lingers a bit; stacked in the glass the beer is definitely black, though up to the light it's a deep dark ruby red/purple and still clear; head doesn't stick, beer don't lace but keeps a thick collar and nearly full skin for awhile, then the skin disappears and you get a tight ring of tan foam

F: simple, light, no frills ... enough carbonation to fill it out; made for whatever ... sip it, chug it, swish it around, drink it out of the bottle ... it all works

O: me and my sweet tooth love it and love it so; the malt flavors are sweet and fruity and linger perfectly; schwarz lovers will wonder where the good roasted/charred/burnt flavors are, and I could see them sending this back to the brewer asking for a bit more "black" in this beer ... and they'd be right, for there's very little dark-malt flavor and nothing to speak of of wood or roast or char ... it's arguably a dark-colored light-malt bomb, and when I'm in the mood for that, I won't hesitate to grab some of this; as a schwarzbier? hard to score but we'll do what we can ...